It is highly unlikely that pears could cause constipation, and in fact they are likely to have the opposite effect. Due to the high amount of fiber that pears contain, they are sometimes used as a remedy for constipation.
An underwriter is a company or other entity that administers the public issuance and distribution of securities from a corporation or other issuing body.
DEFINITION of 'Underwriter Syndicate'. A temporary group of investment banks and broker-dealers who come together to sell new offerings of equity or debt securities to investors. The underwriter syndicate is formed and led by the lead underwriter for a security issue. An underwriter syndicate is usually formed when an issue is too large for a single firm to handle. The syndicate is compensated by the underwriting spread, which is the difference between the price paid to the issuer and the price received from investors and other broker-dealers. Also referred to as an underwriting group, banking syndicate and investment banking syndicate.